Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 538 · 40 questions

Word tip (Meaning first, then spelling): Decide what the sentence needs: an action (verb) or a thing (noun)? affect / advise are verbs; effect / advice are nouns. Use memory tricks: stationEry has e for envelopes; stationAry has a for “at rest”; dessert has a double s for “sweet stuff”. Read the finished sentence and check the meaning.

1. 1.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
2. 2.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
3. 3.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
4. 4.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
5. 5.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
7. 7.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
11. 11.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
12. 12.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
14. 14.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
15. 15.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
16. 16.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
17. 17.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
18. 18.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
19. 19.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
20. 20.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
21. 21.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
22. 22.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
24. 24.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
25. 25.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
27. 27.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
29. 29.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
30. 30.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
31. 31.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
32. 32.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
33. 33.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
34. 34.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
36. 36.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
38. 38.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
39. 39.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
40. 40.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent

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